About David Pedelty

Venture Architect & Full-Stack Operator. 25 years of building things. Midwest roots, global systems.

Career timeline

• 2000–2004 · Walmart — progressive management roles. Operations, accountability, team leadership from the ground up.
• 2004–2008 · Best Buy — General Manager of a ~$45M store with ~200 employees; one of the youngest GMs in Best Buy history. Then District Customer Experience Lead supporting a ~$400M district.
• 2008–2010 · Future Health (acquired by ChiroTouch) — COO of a VC-backed healthcare software company.
• 2010–2018 · Creative HR Solutions (Partner) — grew billings 137% in two years. Built recruiting systems, ATS, Microsoft 365, SharePoint.
• 2010–Present · AGC Consulting — consulting, deal structuring, business operations advisory.
• 2017–2020 · Huegerich Construction (COO) — turnkey hotel construction, global supply chain, FF&E procurement.
• 2020–Present · BraveHart Development (Partner) — real estate development and operations. Develops and opens hotels (operated by Hart Family Hotels once open) and owns/operates franchise concepts. Architect and operator of the AI stack for the portfolio.
• 2020–Present · Hart Family Coffee (Partner) — 15 Scooter's Coffee locations operated.
• 2023–Present · Hawaiian Bros (Partner) — added 2 Hawaiian Bros locations.
• 2024–Present · The Builder Phase — taught himself to build, then built φ — a multi-tenant AI platform with agentic workflows, a custom MCP server, and self-hosted infrastructure.

By the numbers

25+ years operating · 400+ team members · 17 locations operated · 9+ products shipped · $45M full P&L accountability · 100% revenue growth in one year.